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NEW YORK: Apple ranks highest in overall satisfaction among wireless customers of T-Mobile (844) and Verizon Wireless (837) in the US, according to a study. Highly satisfied owners spend on average, $6 more per month on wireless services than owners with lower satisfaction, the study found. Additionally, brand repurchase intent among highly satisfied owners is 20 per cent higher than among owners with low smartphone satisfaction (ratings of 7 or lower). Although smartphone owners continue to cite features as the primary reason for selecting a device, the rate has declined significantly to 32 per cent from 38 per cent in the 2013 study.

NEW DELHI: To cash in on the festive season, mobile handset makers like Apple , HTC, Karbonn and Lava have launched a series of smartphones in the price range starting from Rs 45,000 to Rs 59,500 for Indian consumers. Telecom operators Airtel and Aircel today announced launching iPhone5 in the price range of Rs 45,500 to Rs 59,500 along with promotional offers. While Aircel has announced option of easy instalments for 12 months through its company stores, Airtel has come out with five monthly plans at discounted rates for its post-paid customers buying iPhone 5. Taiwanese handset major HTC has launched smartphones in the price range of Rs 19,260 to Rs 40,190.

SAN FRANCISCO: Samsung Electronics Co. was the only smartphone maker partnering with Google Inc . that found holiday cheer competing against Apple Inc.'s iPhone. Apple led the smartphone market in the fourth quarter after unveiling the iPhone 4S in October. Of the 9.4 million devices activated by AT& Inc., the second-largest U.S. wireless carrier, 7.6 million were iPhones. Verizon Wireless , the largest provider, said 56% of its 7.7 million smartphones were iPhones.

Chinese Whisper This could be big news for the advertisers. It has been announced that the Chinese government would impose a ban on advertisements in the middle of television dramas starting January 1, as reported in The New York Times. The agency imposing the ban, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, said on its website that ads would only be able to appear at the start and end of an episode, which generally run 45 minutes. Analysts say the new regulation would result in lower ad revenues for television networks since many companies want to place their ads in the middle of a program.

If you're constantly checking up on your Facebook, Twitter and Instagram feeds — a free app called SO.HO can neatly integrate them all on the homescreen of your Android device. While certain launchers like HTC's Sense integrate similar functionality into their homescreen (Blinkfeed), with SO.HO, you can add the feature to just about any Android phone running version 4.0 and above. Everything is presented in a visual manner — so if you like Flipboard for example, you should give it a try. You can switch between networks in an instant and if you see something you like, you can 'like', comment or interact with the content right from the homescreen.

DUBAI: Smartphone shipments to the Middle East and Africa saw an unprecedented year-on-year growth of 83 per cent in 2014, according to a report. The Q4 2014 Handsets Tracker released by International Data Corporation (IDC) said that smartphones accounted for 41.9 per cent of all mobile handset shipments to the region in 2014, up from 27 per cent in 2013. "Many new vendors have been eager to get into the region's burgeoning smartphone space, with a number of them launching phones in this growing price band," says Nabila Popal, IDC's research manager for handsets and display solutions in the Middle East and Africa.

NEW DELHI: Motorola Mobility became the latest entrant in India as it launched the Xoom tablet in 3G and Wi-Fi priced at Rs 32,990 and 39,990 respectively on Tuesday. "Motorola Xoom will delight customers with its ease of use, speed and vivid graphics," Motorola Mobility mobile devices business country head for sales and operations (India and South West Asia) Rajan Chawla said. The Indian tablet market has heated up over June with more than half-a-dozen handset makers launching their tablets.

Apple has released the first public beta version of iOS 9, its upcoming mobile operating system. This means you try the next major update of the OS on your iPhones and iPads before the final version releases in September-October. While Apple hasn't given the OS a major overhaul visually, it did introduce some new features and upgrades to system apps. Interestingly, a number of these features have been available on Android phones and tablets for a long time, though they are not part of stock Android.

PORTLAND: Google's Android software outsold Apple's mobile operating system for the first time last quarter among new US smartphone users, according to Nielsen Co. Android had 27% of the US market in the second quarter, compared with 23% for the Apple iPhone OS, known as iOS, Nielsen said on its website on Tuesday. Research In Motion (RIM) clung to its leading position, with 33% share. Manufacturers such as Motorola and HTC used Android in a wider range of handsets, giving new smartphone purchasers more options.

NEW DELHI: With the number of users increasing, tablet PCs have good growth prospects and are also expected to foster new business models of content distribution, says research group Gartner. According to Gartner, consumers are increasingly using tablets as a companion device to the personal computer and mobile phone to access media and information. "The market for tablets has good growth prospects. Globally, more and more companies are going to enter this market," Research Director at Gartner Sandy Shen told reporters.